Good Morning.
“He (Maloney) clipped my leg and I couldn’t stay on my feet. It was a simple penalty and it was nice to get up and slot it away.
I’ve missed a few when I’ve taken them in the past, but I fancied it. I was confident and thankfully I did step up.”
To steal the phraseology of the Dragon’s Den, let me tell you where I am on this business with Bale and the diving allegations.
Take Joey Barton. Here’s a guy who’s apologists swore blind wasn’t a menace to society. Not really. When he wasn’t headbutting people playing football, ordinarily you might find him reading Nietzsche, humming a memorable refrain from a show tune, that sort of thing.
But Barton has been endlessly revealed for what he really is: the kinda guy in the centre of an affray outside a kebab shop.
And then there is Luis Suarez. Here’s a guy who’s apologists swore blind he wasn’t a cheat. Not Really. When he wasn’t pretending to have been shot playing football, ordinarily you might find him playfully calling his wife ‘Negrito’, or being fed a carrot by a passing Scouser, that sort of thing.
But Suarez has been endlessly revealed for what he really is: the kinda guy that makes the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ story positively autobiographical.
My belief with Gareth Bale is that he fundamentally isn’t a cheat. I base this upon the fact that he never used to get caught up in all this hoo-ha after virtually every game. So it’s not something he can’t help doing because he was born with deceit flowing through his veins.
But he is perilously close to finding himself tarred with the same brush as the two charmers above.If the allegations keep n coming, keep on mounting up then he will find himself in the ridiculous and unenviable position whereby after virtually every match he’s having to explain away an incident that happened in nanoseconds to him, but the world has watched in slo-mo from 47 different angles again and again and again.
He needs to actively take steps to distance himself from the allegations. I don’t mean play at 80%, but rather make a real effort to stay on his feet.
Yes there is a very valid argument for him avoiding potentially dangerous contact. But you can’t simply shout, ‘Wot about Charlie Adam, he’s a thug!’ every time this happens. It doesn’t work like that. Adam wasn’t the player chasing him in the incident above, nor to the best of my knowledge did Adam fee-lance for Aston Villa last week.
So am I saying nobody’s allowed to defend Bale? No, of course not. Specifically what I am saying is that Bale is the only man able to nip this ‘recent fad’ in the bud. I don’t want to have to hear Spurs fans sounding like Liverpool fans after virtually every game. Barrack room lawyers defending a client is far from ‘clearly’ innocent makes my skin crawl.
Shoot me if you like. I think there was too much doubt for a good referee to give it.
Consider yourself shot. The point is that the ref has to make a decision and he got it right. If you look at the video, there isn’t any doubt, he was tripped.
Aaaagh!
This article, which nobody seems to have seen, seems quite pertinent to me…
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8162498/?
Even if you’re walking in the street and I clip your leg as it’s moving forward so it contacts with your standing leg…you are going over.
If you are moving at speed you have no chance.
Pulling out of challenges to save your career, is one thing…diving is another….it’s plain for us all to see.
Why debate it?
It’s up to Ref’s and their assistants to deal with simulation on the field and for the FA to deal with it retrospectively.
Suarez attempt at simulation, though pathetic = Red Card by Referee or 3 game ban if dealt with later.
Bale’s anticipation of injury and subsequent tackle evasion is however a Yellow Card on field and 1 game ban retrospectively.
Bale’s incident against Maloney is Kosher and the resultant penalty correct.
Huth’s stamp on the bunny is deserving of a 3 match ban in retrospect.
I don’t agree about Huth.. Stamping is dirty and horrible, but from what I saw, Huth was looking in the othe direction, Suarez fell, Huth was stepping forward and didn’t realise that Suarez has under his foot. There was no fast, hard, stamping downwards motion.. There is a huge difference between stepping on and stamping on someone…
Stamping on Suarez should warrant a prize not a punishment.
Like most players he will go down with a slight touch or an anticipated touch,the problem is he has not yet mastered the art of diving,don’t worry he soon will.
The press have a problem with most things Tottenham at the moment,I love it.The only thing that surprised me was how many yids take it all in and believe it.
Typical gooner. It’s clear from the video that he was tripped but you want to imply that he dived. That makes you a bigger cheat than those that do dive.
Take all what in and believe what exactly? your post makes little sense Mr Hawtry?
What planet are you on Kenneth,carry on.
What??????
Mmm, inane response Charles as per. You post a stupid comment and when asked to clarify it, you respond with an equally stupid answer- Ah,well at least you’re consistent
Not the sharpest tool in the shad,Hottybaby
You meant shed I take it,what’s a shad?
I Know your a retard kenneth,but even you could get the gist of what I was saying,and as usual a smart arse,whiny,camp,boring response.
A smart-arsed retard, that’s pretty unique I’d say- why thank you Mr Hawtry and carry on up your own Kyber
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If you really feel the need to go-ahead-how strange, there was I thinking it was a football forum? ooh Matron!
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